Does Curitiba have a special environmental tradition?
Curitiba became something of a model for environmental preservation thanks to the tireless work of several generations of managers, engineers, architects, technicians and civil servants who knew to act in tune with people and entrepreneurs, the men and women who build the city. The base was sound urban planning, and creative solutions for pressing problems. It is impossible to solve things by thinking only in the long term, since people have to make their living now. On the other hand, it is also impossible to get anywhere by taking only immediate measures, without considering a more distant horizon. Local authorities must strike a balance. Is it true that local authorities tend to shy from trying something new, and prefer copying other cities’ solutions instead? This is a complex question. In general, I do not see any problem in copying ideas that have already worked elsewhere. But they must always be adjusted to the city’s own social, economic and cultural characteristics. For the su
